Quiz: Kakuro Puzzles

Puzzle fanatics who can’t get enough sudoku and crosswords have turned to kakuro to sate their thirst for a more challenging puzzle. Kakuro is a close cousin of sudoku because of its similar rules, but the black-and-white grid lends it a crosswordlike appearance. Solving a kakuro puzzle also involves not only logic but math, so it's perfect for flexing your left-brain muscles. If you enjoy losing yourself in a kakuro puzzle, show us what you know about the game in our quiz.

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Question 1 of 10

Which of the following is a feature that kakuro and sudoku have in common?

The grids are always nine cells wide by nine cells long.

The clues given are sums.

You can’t repeat a digit within a designated group of cells.

Similar to sudoku, kakuro has a rule that you cannot repeat a digit within a designated vertical or horizontal group of cells. Only do sudoku grids have to be nine cells by nine cells large, and only in kakuro are the clues sums.

Question 2 of 10

In a typical kakuro grid, which row and column are usually shaded and are not for filling in answers?

top row and middle column

bottom row and leftmost column

top row and leftmost column

The top row and leftmost column are usually shaded and contain many of the “clues.”

Question 3 of 10

How many solution sets exist for the problem “9 in three” (a clue of 9 in three boxes)?